The point of the dt Marco Selle after Ruka: "Positive pilgrim on the distance, I expected more from the others"

Confirmed the absence of the blue team for the Lillehammer stage: "Sorry, but we must do results and we are focusing on Davos and Planica".

Tuesday 3 December 2019 3 minutes reading time

It was a first weekend of a decent season, but without the peak of the great result for the Italfondo engaged in the Ruka Triple. The balance sheet of the Finnish snow races, by the Italian technical director, Marco Selle, is however quite positive: â€œThe most difficult stage was waiting for us, at sea level with a competition that had an extra gear because we were used to these odds - the analysis of Selle - We started with a bang in qualifying the sprints with Scardoni and Laurent, first and third, but also the same Pellegrino. I knew it would be difficult to confirm, but we also went from having exceptional materials to a level of seal that has not made. Overall, however, Pellegrino defended himself well in the distance, but I expected something more from the others; we knew that De Fabiani had lost a week of work due to back problems, but we are also aware that we need to grow ". Considering that "the goal is to bring the results home", the dt blue confirms the absence of the national team from the next stage of Lillehammer, which includes skiathlons and relays, tests in which Italy would not be competitive for the podium . â€œWe have to manage the athletes for the tracks we can be protagonists of, so we decided to reluctantly skip the rehearsals for next weekend. We will concentrate on Davos and Planica, there we will have excellent cards to play before the Tour de Ski. Participation criteria? They will count the good placings in the World Cup, but also the races of the Alpen Cup and the need to allow some young people to gain experience, we will certainly draw some element from the Under 23 ".

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